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> San Francisco freeway revolts of 1959 and 1964 were early examples of this We should all be grateful for those. The proposals to put freeways across SF would
by jacobolus 3y ago
> San Francisco freeway revolts of 1959 and 1964 were early examples of this
We should all be grateful for those. The proposals to put freeways across SF would have ruined the city. Similar freeway construction did ruin other cities all over the USA, and was especially horrible for working-class neighborhoods that got bulldozed in the name of "progress" (i.e. the convenience of unsustainable car commuters from the suburbs).